brother-in-law

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈbɹʌðəɹ ɪn ˌlɔː/    美 /ˈbɹʌðɚ ɪn ˌlɔ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A male relative of one's generation, separated by one degree of marriage:; The brother of one's spouse.
    — The US Securities and Exchange Commission has closed its insider trading investigation into stock trades made by then-Sen. Richard Burr and his brother-in-law at the outset of the pandemic, the former senator announced Friday.
  2. A male relative of one's generation, separated by one degree of marriage:; The husband of one's sibling.
  3. Co-brother-in-law: A male relative of one's generation, separated by two degrees of marriage:; The husband of the sibling of one's spouse.
    — He was appalled by trench conditions and the prolongation of the war, a disillusionment further encouraged by the Easter rising, in which his brother-in-law, Francis Sheehy-Skeffington (qv), was murdered by a deranged Anglo–Irish officer, J. C. Bowen-Colthurst (qv).
  4. Co-brother-in-law: A male relative of one's generation, separated by two degrees of marriage:; The brother of the spouse of one's sibling. uncommon

词形变化

brothers-in-law plural brethren-in-law archaic,plural brother-in-laws colloquial,nonstandard,plural brother in law alternative

词汇关系

上位词
in-law
衍生词
co-brother-in-law half brother-in-law
相关词
co-wife daughter-in-law father-in-law mother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law

词源

From Middle English brother-in-lawe; equivalent to brother + -in-law.
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